Sabtu, 09 Juli 2011

All You Need To Know About Candies

By Royce Breedon


Candy is a favorite of all young children in addition to many grown ups. The famous sugar candy is made from thick solution of sugar water which is then made tasty and attractive with the addition of various flavors and colors. These cadies are occasionally made into ice pop candies by freezing them.

Candy is a wide term which include chocolates, liquorice, toffees, candy bars, chewing gums and more. Fruit or vegetable coating is applied to add shine to those candies. Normally they are referred to as confectionery or sweets. Lollipop is called a sugar candy with a stick. Various kinds of candies such as fairy floss or cotton candies are quiet famous and therefore are favorite of numerous children.

Candy is manufactured from the diluting sugar in milk or water that is then boiled to find the required consistency. The end result of the product will depend on the timeframe used for boiling the mixture and also the ingredients employed in the process. These can be found in various forms and textures like chewy, soft, brittle and hard. Peppermint sticks, gum drops, lollipops, cotton candy, toffee, praline, rock candy, peanut brittle, taffy, caramel and candy bars are a few of the varieties, available in the market.

The consistency from the candy depends upon the quantity of sugar make the mixture. This mixture is boiled till water gets evaporated. The higher the temperature where the mixture is boiled the harder the candies become as well as the lower the temperature used for boiling the softer the candies become.

The various stages for boiling the sugar are: soft ball- temperature 234-240 F, 112-115 C, sugar concentration 85 %, thread- 230 -233F, 110-111 C, sugar concentration 80%, and soft crack- 270-290 F, 132-143 C, sugar concentration 95 % are a few of the stages used for making different candies.

Gelatin is added in most candies like gummy bears and marshmallows which is manufactured out of animal bones thus restricting the vegetarian people to eat them, for e.g. kosher gelatin which is made from fish bone. Some candy could have pectin, gum arabic, agar agar that is substitute for gelatin, but the final company's products can vary from the original usage of gelatin. Other commonly used non-vegetarian product is the carmine, which might include wings and other areas of the body of some insects.

The candies can be edible for the period of 14 days close to twelve months. The edibility from the candies and sweets can be increased when they are stored in dry and cool places. These candies contain high amount of sugar which may be harmful to health. Therefore it is better to have this confectionery in limited quantities. Our mouth contains bacteria which reside on sugar thus creating acid in mouth and then the cavities. To avoid the cavities and spoiling of the teeth it is crucial to brush your teeth regularly and neatly preferably after every meal or after eating something sweet.




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